Any woman who chooses to indulge in a pricier-than-drugstore brand mascara because she likes how it makes her eyes look, or crazy-high heels because they make her walk taller—needn't justify the decision. We're sexist for asking her to, and that's our problem. Not hers.

Text messaging and Snapchat are ruining the English language, faces look freaky, and it's not very personal. But with a husband often "on the road," a son running his own business, a daughter at college, and me walking the quiet halls of an empty nest, I'll take it. After all, "Luv U" is now a universal language.

Research, published in the journal Psychological Science, found that women are held to different professional standards, and that being a "tough boss" means something different for women than it does for men. Standards of behavior are uneven.

The weight of both research and the experiences of those who have been its targets, says clearly that gossip can hurt relationships, create a climate of fear and resentment, all of which feeds stress like humid air feeds a storm.

More and more, workers aren’t just subject to review but are asked for their feedback on their supervisors as well because studies show that bad bosses aren’t just a hit for morale; they’re a hit for business and profitability.

In the days when the tough-guy workplace was organized by dominance and fueled by testosterone. Showing emotion -- especially the weepy variety -- was like wetting your pants in the school yard: a life-altering event.

Even Republicans concede that gender discrimination is no myth yet Senate Republicans blocked--for the third time--the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill proposing to close the pay gap between men and women.

We typically think of regret as a waste of energy and emotion, a negative state that involves blaming ourselves for an unwanted outcome, but using the idea of regret as an important tool for predicting how we may feel about something later on can be a valuable tool.